Memoir
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Scholar-activist Ismat Mehdi writes of life in and beyond Hyderabad in her memoir ‘I Almost Wasn’t’
Mallik Thatipalli
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‘Turning to Stone’: In Marcia Bjornerud’s memoir, the stories of rocks intertwine with her own life
Janice Pariat
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From the memoir: How a writer went looking for knowledge after life’s plans went awry
Namita Devidayal
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‘The Last Bench’ by Adhir Biswas: The serious repercussions of caste discrimination in classrooms
Anjali Chauhan
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From the business memoir: How Madhav Agasti became much sought-after menswear designer
Madhav Agasti
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‘Mother Mary Comes To Me’: Arundhati Roy writes intimately of life with, and without, her mother
Sanghamitra Chakraborty
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‘Fabulous Feasts, Fables and Family’: A snapshot of a forgotten time through food and family
Pranvi Khare
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From the travel memoir: The violence-scarred landscape along the Chenab river in Jammu and Kashmir
Danesh Rana
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Kunzang Choden, the first Bhutanese woman to be published in English, writes about her childhood
Kunzang Choden
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From the memoir: How a boy born in a courtesan’s quarters became a writer
Manish Gaekwad
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‘A land of churches upon mosques upon churches’: Aatish Taseer searches for Spain’s Muslim past
Aatish Taseer
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From the memoir: Industrialist Subroto Bagchi examines India’s attitude towards blue-collar jobs
Subroto Bagchi
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‘Famous Last Questions’: Memoir-cum-reportage that finally takes the millennial mess seriously
Sayari Debnath
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‘The Salt Path’ scandal: Defending a memoir’s ‘emotional truth’ is a high-risk strategy
Robert Eaglestone, The Conversation
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‘How to Lose Your Mother’: Molly Jong-Fast’s sizzling memoir of her ‘always performing’ mother Erica
Jane Messer, The Conversation
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Business memoir: Sonal C Holland on being a woman in the male-dominated wine industry
Sonal C Holland
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Yiyun Li lost both her sons to suicide. Her new memoir reveals her as a very special writer
Jen Webb, The Conversation
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‘White Lillies’: An intimate chronicle of a woman through terrains of loss, grief, and enduring pain
Anjali Chauhan
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Not your ‘inspiration’: A disabled writer’s practical guide to meaningful conversations
Tarini Mohan
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‘The Light of Wilder Things’: What we chase out there might be closer to us than we think
Vedika Mehendale